New Picasso Series

In the early decades of the twentieth century, Picasso shattered the inherited traditions of representation. His lines fractured form; his palettes compressed time; his compositions challenged the logic of three-dimensional vision. Yet every generation must rediscover the language of rupture for itself. In this collection, Eric Henty extends the Cubist project forward—into our century, our anxieties, and our longing for meaning—while retaining the luminous emotional clarity that has always defined his work. Created across several months in Brooklyn, these twenty-one paintings unfold like a visual diary of transformation. Their surfaces pulse with structure: angled silhouettes, prismatic color breaks, masks rendered as psychological states, and symbolic objects that tilt toward myth. Yet beneath the geometric tension lies an undeniable humanity. Henty’s work here is not a mere echo of Cubism but a rebirth—a new vocabulary of contemporary figuration built from the bones of a historic revolution. Recurring archetypes form the backbone of this series. The woman holding a boat, the fisherman with his catch, the guardian holding a small child—each figure stands as a universal emblem. They become carriers of spiritual resilience in an era fractured by noise and speed. Much as Picasso drew inspiration from Cézanne, El Greco, African sculpture, and Iberian carving, Henty draws inspiration not for imitation but for liberation. He takes the Cubist impulse, disassembles it, and reconstructs it with new emotional architecture. The result is work that feels both ancient and freshly born—anchored in modernist tradition but unmistakably contemporary. In these canvases, color becomes breath, geometry becomes prayer, and symbolism becomes map. The collection stands as a testament to creative renewal and as a declaration: that the language of Cubism is not exhausted, merely awaiting its next interpreter. Eric Henty joins that lineage with boldness, humility, and a distinctly American sense of renewal.